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to put a card through our new neighbours' door

61 replies

BobPatandIgglePiggle · 20/09/2014 17:11

To say happy new house / welcome to the street? ?

I thought it was fairly normal but dp thinks I'm daft. We don't live in a naice area or anything - we're in ex council, they're moving into the council house over the road.

He says I'm daft as they might think I'm a pushy neighbour or something! And he reckons only 'posh' people do thi!

Do you 'welcome' new neighbours? ?

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wingcommandergallic · 20/09/2014 17:12

I think it's a lovely idea.
A couple of our neighbours did this when we moved in a few months ago. Don't forget to put your names and house number on the card.

mumblechum1 · 20/09/2014 17:12

I always take a card and either a bottle of wine or flowers. We're in q a small village though.

billyokey · 20/09/2014 17:15

I did this for our new next door neighbours who are attached to us. they moved in December 23rd though so I sent a Christmas card Smile not sure I would do it for more distant neighbours or over the road though

Aeroflotgirl · 20/09/2014 17:16

Our neighbours did this when we moved in, it was a lovely thought, we have struck up a friendship ever since.

HappyAgainOneDay · 20/09/2014 17:17

Yes, do it. At least if they need urgent help for something, they'd feel comfortable coming to you.

LadyLuck10 · 20/09/2014 17:20

I agree with your DH, seems a bit too goody goody to be honest. If you genuinely want to welcome them , do it personally.

icclemunchy · 20/09/2014 17:20

My nan did this along with a little letter explaining where the nearest shops/dr/dentist were. Apparently they were really chuffed as had moved from out of the area.

We've never had new neighbours but I'd prob send one

HoraceGoesSkiing · 20/09/2014 17:21

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yellowdinosauragain · 20/09/2014 17:22

I've done this and been on the receiving end. In both cases we've ended up friends. Having friends as neighbours is never a bad thing, imho. And if they don't acknowledge it then no loss is it?

Philoslothy · 20/09/2014 17:23

Fairly standard thing to do tbh. I would also knock and say hello too, maybe offer them a homemade cake or biscuits, when you move in you tend to be too busy for that kind of thing.

boodles · 20/09/2014 17:23

We had new neighbours last year, went round with a bottle of wine to say hi.

Justwhateverreally · 20/09/2014 17:24

I took flowers and knocked and introduced myself.
They were chuffed. Moved on the Wednesday, had their first baby on the Friday! It was a big week for them.... Glad to help make them feel welcome in a street of strangers.

Gileswithachainsaw · 20/09/2014 17:25

I'm with your dh tbh. It's a lovely thought but give then the choice to be friendly rather than doing something that makes then feel.they have to talk to you.

MelanieCheeks · 20/09/2014 17:26

I do. And a bottle of wine. And an invite for coffee and biccies.

BadLad · 20/09/2014 17:27

I'm with your DH.

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BobPatandIgglePiggle · 20/09/2014 17:27

We're all under house arrest with a d&v bug, was just going to leg it over and shove a card through tonight - will maybe leave it till we're all better and knock on to say hello too.

Homemade cakes? They'd move out again if I forced my baking on them!;-)

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HSMMaCM · 20/09/2014 17:27

I dropped a card in to our new neighbours. Hopefully they realised I was just being friendly.

LittleprincessinGOLDrocks · 20/09/2014 17:32

We did, but to be fair we knew the new neighbours. The lady had lived there all her life with her parents, her parents then moved to a different part of town and she bought the house from them with her new husband. So we knew them, but they were still the new owners. I think they appreciated it, as although she wasn't moving in as such it was now all hers.
I think I would for immediate neighbours, though it hasn't happened (except the one above) yet and we have lived here 10 years.

LittleprincessinGOLDrocks · 20/09/2014 17:34

Just read your last post. Definitely wait till you are better.

Trills · 20/09/2014 17:36

Wait til you are better, even if you just put a card through they might then want to come and say hello.

AdmitYouKnowImRight · 20/09/2014 17:44

I do it within a 3 house radius. I just put a 'welcome to your new house' card with a small note saying we are Jane and John doe from Number 1234, saying if they need anything to just knock.

I don't knock, hand it over, and make small talk. I do have lovely neighbours. My new lot are very young, as are the lot next to them, it's babies galore and on the other side its all old folks.

WeirdCatLady · 20/09/2014 18:06

We do this...but we do live in a very naice area Wink

formerbabe · 20/09/2014 18:07

I wouldn't but then I am not keen on getting too pally with neighbours.

enriquetheringbearinglizard · 20/09/2014 18:13

I wouldn't pass them D&V as a moving in present Grin

I don't think it matters at all what kind of house or area you're in it's just a friendly gesture. You don't have to follow it up with too much contact if you don't want to, but it's a pleasantry to try and make sure you get off on the right foot.

Our neighbour came round with a bottle of wine to say hello about a week after we moved here. I thought that was really nice.

hugoagogo · 20/09/2014 18:17

I've never heard of anyone doing this; it seems a bit weird to me.